The Virus


Saturday

5:42 pm

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Derek Cage . He sits on his couch with his laptop on his lap. Playing a game where he clearly cheating. Derek screams into his Lap-top's Microphone.

Derek: Headshot! Get some...

As Derek continues to play, a knock is hears on his door. Derek quits out of his game and walks up to the door. He opens the door to reveal a girl who looks to be 25.

Wow. She's hot.

Derek: Hello there.

The girl says nothing.

Derek: Oh... uh. Welcome to Cage Website Designing HQ. I'm Designer Derek Cage... please come in.

The Girl steps into the apartment building. Derek walks over to a coffee table and grabs a clip board off the table. Derek walks back over to the young girl.

Derek: Please sign the form, thing.

She writes her name down.

She writes left handed... weird,

After signing the form, she hands it back to Derek. Derek reads the paper.

Derek: Thank you Miss... Julia Tobin. You don't talk much do you.

Julia: Not much to say.

Julia brushes her brunette hair away from her face. The awkward silence begins to grip the conversation .

Derek: So you need a drink or something.

Julia: I don't drink.

Derek: neither do I, I was just gonna get some water.

Julia: No Thanks.

Derek places the clipboard down.

Derek: You wanna get started?

Julia nods her head "yes". Derek walks over to his laptop and he opens it up. Julia fallows and waits.

Derek: You can sit down if you want.

Julia walks over to a chair and takes a seat. Derek looks over at Julia.

Derek: So what do you need?

Julia: On my website, every time I go on. It won't show.

Derek: Have you tried, virus scans?

Julia: Yep. Can you help out in anyway.

Derek: Yea. I'll see what I can do.

Derek opens up the website. The screen turns white.

Error 404, we meet again.

Derek types rapidly into the computer and runs an anti-virus scan. the screen goes black and then shows the web-page.

Derek: i think the Link was broken. Nothing uncommom, except for that...

Julia: What?

Derek points at the Anti-Virus report. One identifiable threat was found.

Derek: A virus, was sent to the site and must be linked to the viewers.

Derek looks at Julia for a good moment.

Julia: Who... who would do that?

Derek: Let me do a full report.

Derek types into his computer. Soon the Virus is identified.

Derek: The Virus' name is GO34R90D1#2I, that's a mouthful.

Julia: What does that mean?

Derek: Well, each virus can be traced back to the one who sent it. So, I'll find this guy and fix up the site, give me... 2 or 3 days.

Julia gets up.

Julia: Thank you, Mr. Cage.

Julia takes out a 20 dollar bill and leaves it on the table.

Derek: Anytime, Julia.

Derek notices the money on the table. Derek walks over to the table and pick up the money, as Juliet walks out the door, Derek stops her.

Derek: Julia!

Julia turns around and looks at Derek, right in the eyes. Derek hands her back the 20 dollar bill.

Derek: Only pay me, If i get the job done right.

Julia puts the dollar away in her coat pocket. Julia walks out the door.

She's nice... and hot. I'll impress her, when i get this damn virus code, solved.

Derek walks over to his computer and looks at the web-site's virus.